I usually don't say much about non-conference games win or lose unless it's a BIG win, but this is huge. The seventh seal has been opened. Odin has declared Ragnarok. Marvin Martian has pulled the lever. Make peace with your maker. Do whatever it is you do when the end of days is as hand.
North Florida won a road game.
In their fourth year as an NCAA D-1 school, in "only" their 55th attempt, the North Florida Ospreys finally won their first game away from home. Last night, they knocked off Furman 77-66. Eni Cuka was the hero of the night, pouring in 27 points on 8 of 12 shooting for a PEG of 24. Stan Januska added a 22 PEG night of his own. But this was a team win in every sense of the word. In addition to shooting an uncharacteristically-high 81.8% from the foul line (including 19 of 24 in the last 5 minutes), the Ospreys hit 12 of 17 FGs in the second half. Throw in the team's best defensive first half of the year (possibly ever) and you have all the ingredients of a road win.
Yet another reason to love the Atlantic Sun: The Ospreys spent game day in the hotel lobby playing what UNF media guy Shawn Lafata called -- wait for it -- "a massive chess tournament." No word who won, but come on now. How cool is that?
Speaking of big games, get a load of tomorrow's line-up:
Lipscomb @ N. C. State
Gulf Coast @ Butler
Belmont @ Tennessee
Stetson @ Missouri
Upstate @ Fresno State
Mercer @ UCLA
If you Google "Transylvania" Sunday and end up here, I'm probably a happy man.
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